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102849
... Try a Google search on "Bino-Mate". You'll find lots of information. BC&F is one of the UK's oldest and best known telescope dealers and manufacturers:...
Geoff Gaherty
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Aug 1, 2004
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102850
In a message dated 8/1/04 1:04:45 AM Central Daylight Time, sfjaykey48@... writes: Wondering if anyone has tried the BC & F "Bino-Mate" binoviewer ...
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Aug 1, 2004
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102851
... -snip- Burgess Optical was offering a binoviewer at $199 US. Never seen it myself, so I ahve no idea how well these less expensive binoviewers work. Bill...
Joseph O'Neil
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Aug 1, 2004
2:48 pm
102852
... If you have bright lights shgining directly down into your site, like streelights or neighbors' "security" lights, it might help a smidgeon with glare but...
Matt Tarlach
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Aug 1, 2004
4:56 pm
102853
Just a quick reminder about the many other features available to all members of Talking Telescopes. In addition to the message board, you are invited to look...
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102854
We've heard from many members that the number of messages they get from this list every day is overwhelming. That's the price of success, I guess. If, when...
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102855
TT Policy Statement (Revised July 1, 2004) As a reminder of this group's desire to encourage all of its members to participate in a friendly and informed...
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Aug 1, 2004
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102856
Just before the last return of Halley's comet, I decided to get out my C8 and look at the nucleus after some binocular viewing. When I picked it up to carry...
richardmjordan
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Aug 1, 2004
8:39 pm
102857
The Telescope Eyepiece Comparator (TEC), located in the Files section, generates performance characteristics for a particular telescope and several hundred...
Carter Hayward
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Aug 1, 2004
11:07 pm
102858
Dear all, Whenever I point my etx 90 to an object, it will slew backwards after I centered the object. Depending on the eyepiece I am using, the object will ...
J.C. Otten
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Aug 1, 2004
11:14 pm
102859
In a message dated 8/1/04 6:14:59 PM Central Daylight Time, christoph@... writes: Whenever I point my etx 90 to an object, it will slew backwards...
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Aug 1, 2004
11:24 pm
102860
Hi everyone, I'm new to the group, and was referred over here from the Cloudy Nights forums. I'm returning to the hobby after almost 20 years. I was over at...
Dog Leg
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Aug 2, 2004
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102861
Hey Brian You might want to checkout this thread: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/101469 It should have most of the information you need on...
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Aug 2, 2004
12:42 am
102862
In a message dated 8/1/04 7:31:44 PM Central Daylight Time, bbearden@... writes: The last telescope I used was an inherited 8-inch reflector on a huge ...
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rmollise
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Aug 2, 2004
12:44 am
102863
... As Rod says, much has changed in the last twenty years. I've remounted my 1959 vintage 8" Newtonian on a Dobsonian mount, and it's infinitely more...
Geoff Gaherty
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Aug 2, 2004
12:58 am
102864
... up ... $299US ... Never seen ... binoviewers ... he is ... imported ... binoviewers ... Speaking of Cheap Binoviewers, Sirius Optics in Brisbane offer a ...
John Bambury
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Aug 2, 2004
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102865
I have an 8" SCT and 10x50 minolta binoculars. I am looking for something to fill the gap. Would like to be able to take it out for quick looks but get more...
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Aug 2, 2004
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102866
Does Intes or Intes Micro have an official website? I found one for Intes Micro on Phil's site but it does't seem to work anymore. I also ran a Google search...
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Aug 2, 2004
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102867
... I don't think so. ... I think Markus Ludes in Germany pretty much controls the distribution of both these manufacturers worldwide. For a couple of years...
Geoff Gaherty
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Aug 2, 2004
11:53 am
102868
... I currently own Orion 15x70 binoculars and an Orion 80ED refractor, and have owned an Orion ST80 in the past. I find I don't use either very much compared...
Geoff Gaherty
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Aug 2, 2004
12:06 pm
102869
... Hi: Depends on what you want. If you don't mind giving up two-eye viewing, the ST80 will show you much more, as you can change eyepieces, increase...
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Aug 2, 2004
12:14 pm
102870
Thanks for the info Geoff. I visit Markus' site once in a while. Indeed, he's got a lot of information on all kinds of scopes. The reason I wondered if there...
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Aug 2, 2004
12:41 pm
102871
Since you already have 10x50's, the small scope makes more sense than another pair of binocs. As the others have mentioned, 15x70's push the envelope for...
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Aug 2, 2004
12:43 pm
102873
Does anyone have any information in the TAL 15mm Ultra Wide Angle eyepiece? I have one of their 24mm 2" UWA eyepieces and like it very much. I saw on their...
Timothy Hickman
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Aug 2, 2004
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102874
... I assume you want the truss dob to get the most aperture in the most easly portable package. A truss dob DOES deliver this... no mid- aperture telescope...
grantgussie
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Aug 2, 2004
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102875
In a message dated 8/2/2004 1:23:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, grant.gussie@... writes: In particular you ask about Stargazer Steve, who seems to have...
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Aug 2, 2004
5:27 pm
102876
... the ... Ya, you're right. But I seem to be in the minority in thinking that a portaball is not a dob. Dobish maybe....
grantgussie
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Aug 2, 2004
6:08 pm
102877
If one considers the Dobsonian as having the design that incorporates a ground plate and rocker box with a bearing between the two for AZ motion and bearings...
Phil Pasteur
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Aug 2, 2004
6:56 pm
102878
And what about the old Astroscan? Would anyone call that a dob? Ed Hitchcock http://budgetastronomer.squarespace.com ... incorporates a ... motion and ... ...
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Aug 2, 2004
7:32 pm
102880
In a message dated 8/2/04 3:01:55 PM Central Daylight Time, ehitchcock@... writes: And what about the old Astroscan? Would anyone call that a dob? Sure?...
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Aug 2, 2004
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